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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index notched its fourth straight day of gains on Friday, with the heavily weighted financials and materials sectors leading the way as investors sought value after a bleak couple of months.

SHELBURNE, N.S. -- A sunken ship has been raised off the bottom of Shelburne Harbour where it has been leaking oil since June. Crews successfully lifted the MV Farley Mowat out of the water early Sunday morning following weeks of preparation.

In June 2015, the Department of Mineral Resources gazetted regulations related to hydraulic fracturing or fracking in South Africa offering a framework for the exploitation and exploration of shale gas.